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A second round of negotiations between the warring Yemeni parties could be hosted "soon" in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a Houthi official stated.
Talks on Yemen's failed economy "could take place soon in Amman or by video conference, which I discussed with the UN envoy," Mohammad al-Houthi said.
Senior Ansarullah officials also told the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths during his visit to the capital Sana’a on Sunday that the Saudi regime had repeatedly violated the UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeida over the past two weeks.
Griffiths arrived in Sana’a on Saturday for talks with Houthi leaders to shore up a ceasefire in the country's lifeline port city. He will later travel to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to meet with former Yemeni regime officials.
The UN envoy's trip is part of a new round of talks to follow up on progress made in the Swedish capital in December, when both sides agreed to a prisoner exchange and a truce in Hodeida.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates launched the Hodeida offensive in June 2018 but have been facing strong resistance from Yemeni armed forces — led by Houthis — as well as the city’s residents.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemeni people and made the country the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
The imposed war initially consisted of an aerial campaign but was later coupled with a naval blockade and the deployment of mercenaries to Yemen.
The efforts have gone down the drain, forcing the kingdom to push for peace with Yemen's Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
